A collection of tracks made exclusively with modular synths and no keyboard.

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Futures Past

Old-school, sequencer-driven electronica, with a steady Motorik beat.

Composed and recorded using a hardware-only setup that included a small Eurorack modular system* augmented by a Make Noise 0-Coast semi-modular analog synthesizer and 0-CTRL analog controller, Korg SQ-1 step sequencer, and Eventide Blackhole reverb pedal.

Everything you hear is fully automated by the various control voltages of the "patch" except for the sequencer pattern changes which were performed manually on the SQ-1.

*ModularGrid screenshot: https://cdn.modulargrid.net/img/racks/modulargrid_2352955.jpg?1716124507

The concept of reanimation has special relevance here as this piece emerged organically out of a "dark night of the creative soul" that I experienced after the release of my previous single Arivaca. I was feeling worse than uninspired. In fact, I was questioning whether I should be spending my limited free time making music at all. So I put all my gear in the closet for a month or so, and did other things with my free time (I mostly read fantasy novels). Eventually, I went back to my first love, electric guitar, and just played music for fun with no expectations of composing or releasing anything. Finally, I brought my Eurorack out of the closet. Things slowly built from there, as the audio-tactile experience of patching CVs and turning knobs reanimated my musical inspiration.

Reanimate

Rhythmic dronescape blending sustained digital wavetable and analog oscillator tones with a syncopated tribal beat.

Composed and recorded using a hardware-only setup that included a small Eurorack modular system* augmented by a Make Noise 0-Coast semi-modular analog synthesizer, Korg SQ-1 step sequencer, and Eventide Blackhole reverb pedal.

As with all my tracks, "Circular" was recorded in mono out of consideration for listeners with unilateral hearing differences.

*ModularGrid screenshot: https://cdn.modulargrid.net/img/racks/modulargrid_2352955.jpg?1716124507

Circular

The sound of a primeval ecosystem on a far away planet teeming with strange creatures and other phenomena that generate an otherworldly din.

Composed and recorded using a hardware-only setup that included a small Eurorack modular system augmented by a Make Noise 0-Coast semi-modular analog synthesizer and Eventide Blackhole reverb pedal.

As with all my tracks, "Wriggling Things" was recorded in mono out of consideration for listeners with unilateral hearing differences.

Futures Past

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